Service difficulty report · Packing · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
January 17, 2011
Submitted
January 18, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N31343
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496222
Engine
Lyc O360A1H6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Packing
Part number
603A
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 700
Part time
3,746 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

FIELD ENGINEER REPORTED A SAFETY HAZARD OF THE PARKING BRAKE VALVE ASSY. IT IS THAT WHEN THE PILOT TOES THE BRAKE PEDALS NORMALLY THE PARKING BRAKE VALVE WILL CLOSE ITSELF. AND THE SAME MALFUNCTION HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST YEARS. AFTER DISASSEMBLING AND INSPECTING THE VALVE PARTS, FOUND THIS MALFUNCTION IS CAUSED BY THAT THE DECREASED FRICTION OF THE CAM AND O-RINGS CAN'T MEET THE SPRING FORCE OF THE 2 CHECK VALVES AND THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE LONG USE TIME OF THIS PARKING BRAKE VALVE. BUT DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS MALFUNCTION WOULD OCCUR.

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